TRUE DETECTIVE Director Won't Be Returning for Season 2

It's been known for a while that the critically acclaimed HBO series True Detective will not be welcoming back it's leads, stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, for the show's second season as an anthology formula has been confirmed for "the plan"; but what wasn't known is director Cary Fukunaga won't be coming back either.

This comes by way of Deadline, who report Fukanaga is leaving HBO for FOXier pastures:

Cary Fukunaga is in the middle of a pitch that Fox has bought pre-emptively for mid-six figures. It’s untitled, and it’s set in a contemporary wartime context.

Fukanaga has been praised for his work on HBO's riveting drama, and the show will need to hire some ballsy talent to replace him for the second season.
It has been confirmed though that Fukanaga will stay on as Executive Producer.

Deadline also noted that Nic Pizzolatto will remain on-board as creator/showrunner for the program's hotly anticipated second season.

True Detective airs Sunday nights on HBO at 9 p.m. and only has two episodes left.